2012年金融英语考试听力练习(2)

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　　1.　
: |) Y9 t& w" }0 s% w+ @; m$ Q　　A. Financial markets must support sound financial institutions.
9 ]* s$ O  }8 r8 n9 a# b1 ?　　B. Sound financial institutions are made by financial markets.
, T% E2 R# _9 y0 ]0 H　　C. Financial markets should be backed by strong financial institutions.
　　D. Financial markets are sound because of financial institutions.
. c  o1 {9 t0 l( }2 t) I$ Z' C　　2.　
/ m8 S! n0 }0 u0 L  k2 E* {* T　　A. US dollar is going higher vs. Japanese Yen.
1 y; a  Y( [( k/ O　　B. US dollar is going higher vs. Pound Sterling.
　　C. US dollar is going lower vs. Japanese Yen.
　　D. US dollar is going lower vs. Deutsche Mark.
　　3.　
　　A. Please remit us the bill amount through Barclay’s bank on due date.
　　B. Please claim the bill amount on Barclay’s Bank on due date.
　　C. Please pay the bill amount to Barclay’s Bank.
　　D. Please inform Barclay’s Bank to reimburse us on due date.
8 O, l: U: p$ p3 i　　4.　
　　A. The People’s Bank of China may not provide loans for organizations or individuals.
　　B. The People’s Bank of China may not give financial support to enterprises.
% _) E  A  p- D$ G1 z1 J　　C. The People’s Bank of China may act as a financial guarantor for
6 _3 l) N$ o5 R6 [　　organizations or individuals.
　　D. The People’s Bank of China may not effect a financial guarantee for
6 l3 I; q# p$ x! K; h' e　　individuals or organizations.
% ?0 {; x0 L$ O# {/ \  \　　5.　
7 M- z9 m- ]; o  B' \  [6 X3 ]　　A. Policy is the only factor that affects stock prices.
+ l1 C, P3 {9 O　　B. Policy is one factor that affects stock prices.
" D  I1 `" j2 L6 @/ P　　C. Monetary policy is one of the factors that affect stock prices.
0 ]; r* o: r) ]2 I! q" U+ a/ Y　　D. Monetary policy is the only factor that affects stock prices.
　　6.　
　　A. I wish to cash some cheques.
　　B. I wish to cash some traveler’s cheques.
6 O7 X9 O" t9 R$ N5 M* y, z: m　　C. I wish to pay cash for my expenses here.
, _. |, H! P) y$ w, W　　D. I wish to pay for my traveller’s cheques here.
2 W  A. s7 M2 B6 s　　7.　
　　A. The L/C will be confirmed by our bank.
　　B. Our bank’s agent will confirm the L/C.
　　C. The credit will be opened by our bank’s agent.
4 y4 [8 H7 `5 H3 A+ s　　D. Our branch in San Francisco will confirm the L/C.
! I, W( v3 p8 F3 [/ l0 _+ l: q　　8.　
　　A. U.S. dollar is dearer.
+ f. M' j9 S/ O3 {　　B. U.S. dollar is higher.
　　C. Japanese yen is weaker.
　　D. Japanese yen is stronger.
' P. L* B, n: G　　9.　
　　A. The draft is a sight one.
　　B. The draft is payable by Citibank.
　　C. The bill is drawn on Citi Branch.
　　D. The bill is not negotiable.
　　10.　
　　A. We paid you early as required.
. q7 E' o$ v" D8 t; W9 {; g( k　　B. Your documents came to us as required.
0 c& ]- K+ B# ]5 H) {4 @　　C. Your documents have been correctly presented as required.
　　D. You did not present the documents as required.
　　Section Two (10%)
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked a, b, c, and d, and decide which is the best answer
　　Now you will hear :
　　M: Does our bank have a direct correspondent relationship with the Bradalys’ Bank?
　　W:No, we don’t. So we have to advise this L/C via another bank.
　　Q: Which of the following is right?
　　Now you will read:
　　A. We can advise this L/C to the Bradlays’ Bank.
" W& ?% s+ k) ^( B, h. B2 g) G% C　　B. The Bradlays’ Bank is our correspondent.
　　C. The L/C has to be advised by a third bank.
) \; H5 G# j/ f$ g  g　　D. We should advise this L/C by ourselves.
% j) F7 k+ c3 L- p　　From the conversation we know that we have to advise this L/C via another bank. The best answer is C. Therefore you should choose answer C.
: c  X" u8 l* s- s　　11.　
　　A. To apply for rolling over the loan for another period.
　　B. To default on repayment.
$ h* M' y! w, N; ]5 e% e% u　　C. To repay it immediately.
1 B$ [8 \5 d9 D　　D. To apply for a new loan.
　　12.　
/ e, M$ C2 @8 ?9 |* ]7 \　　A. 827.28
　　B. 829.19
　　C. 826.71
, u9 u5 {3 k) v* n) q4 g　　D. Not mentioned.
　　13.　
　　A. He sold a house.
! n- y2 z+ e1 ?* r/ T1 X　　B. He borrows some money from the man.
! p7 M% o4 g$ \' k6 z　　C. He borrowed some money from the bank.
! y$ `$ R" _' Y1 r　　D. He visited a new house.
　　14.　
　　A. She pays a visit to the bank.
( k5 L6 x" F) g, w; A4 y　　B. She deals with a transaction with her customer.
　　C. She wants to check Parks’ cash and transactions of the day.
　　D. She pays a visit to the Auditing Department.
2 u* w! H( x" r' R  y　　15.　
　　A. About remitting money.
　　B. About getting a bill of exchange.
　　C. About discounting a bill of exchange.

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　　D. About quotation of buying rate.
, T' E1 u9 T: ?( K  w' f　　16.　
9 t9 X4 ~8 v8 q/ e+ c4 H　　A. she definitely accepted the request.
　　B. She will not do what the man requested.
　　C. She will use her car.
　　D. She definitely refused the request.
6 k6 r, z( O: O0 H* W　　17.　
　　A. How to get a ticket to Paris.
　　B. How to go to Paris.
, t0 P0 J' [, I% E. W& v1 v" j9 H　　C. How to transfer money to Paris.
　　D. How to fill the form.
　　18.　
　　A. To open a current account.
- [, G+ d, [$ h3 b. d" M9 C% q1 q　　B. To open a savings account.
) f+ A- E% Y( o' _- j　　C. To cash her cheques.
: H% Q9 C% T8 r5 f. k% f　　D. To draw money from her savings account.
　　19.　
　　A. 5%
2 p7 ~8 I( [4 l8 d4 `3 J8 F　　B. 3%
　　C. 8%
　　D. 6%
　　20.　
　　A. The interest rate will be lowered.
6 y. w' i* n; h" |4 G　　B. The interest rate will be stable.
　　C. The interest rate will increase.
　　D. The interest rate will be floating.
　　Section Three (10%)
2 t. H% R& q% m, [* N　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage you will hear some questions about what was said. The passages and questions will be spoken only once. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked a, b, c, and d, and decide which is the best answer
, t7 l$ h4 z# Y% X0 T. f　　Questions 21--23 are based on passage 1　
　　21.　
　　A. 4:00 p.m.
　　B. 5:30 p.m.
# S& c2 s/ H7 X" y& R% ^: _　　C. 6:00 p.m.
　　D. 6:30 p.m.
+ A" r! ]) d) l$ q6 W- p( f　　22.　
+ F' B) u+ W2 O5 C7 V" f3 X　　A. He goes to concerts.
　　B. He visits his friends.
/ F* _) K- g9 `7 Y. z3 o: J7 x　　C. He meets his customers.
　　D. He works at home.
　　23.　
0 s4 M4 X' E4 [　　A. The bank’s staff.
　　B. The bank’s location.
　　C. The bank’s long hours of services.
& b& u, o; S0 Y5 G　　D. The bank’s balance sheet.
! v/ A, h6 U1 w9 |　　Questions 24-26 are based on passage 2　
  A7 M7 g/ D* u/ c, T　　24.　
　　A. Short term loans without guarantees by banks.
$ l; J- l& O+ D# W1 [　　B. Long term loans without guarantees by their respective governments.
　　C. Long term loans under guarantees by their respective governments.
　　D. Medium term loans under guarantees by their respective banks.
　　25.　
　　A. International banks.
　　B. industrial nations.
　　C. Syndicates of international banks.
) S+ x( b& S7 i　　D. Developed countries.
2 G" z) Y% l5 u4 e　　26.　
　　A. Yes, they are.
* J( L* k; n: v! \　　B. No, they are not.
　　C. Yes, they are. They represent unusual risk to banks.
4 ?4 p2 G9 ~9 r9 |+ z' g7 ]　　D. No, they are not. They represent usual risk to banks.
　　Questions 27-30 are based on Passage 3　
　　27.　
: B* G$ ~$ c& X+ Y　　A. 146
( i8 G3 q, R5 r& N5 e　　B. 159
" b5 a" a( ~' K8 {( g# C5 Y　　C. 194
　　D. 168
　　28.　
　　A. US$ 32.1 billion
　　B. US$ 37.4billion.
( s/ q, ^8 v- H, ]* P　　C. US$ 27.3 billion.
5 B  g( i( c" v1 f# Z' B+ r　　D. US$ 4.8 billion.
　　29.　
' y4 ~: u5 D+ L- V5 a　　A. Allowing more foreign banks to do RMB business in Pudong.
  K7 T+ E  _7 r& O' t　　B. Extending the experimentation to Shenzhen.
1 G5 Y6 U  ?5 z7 I/ t4 [( E' Y% ~　　C. Increasing the limit on the RMB position of the foreign banks on a case-by-case basis.
+ q  ^% O, W4 A# q0 H　　D. All of the above.
6 H6 X/ \$ ^; K; b　　30.　
+ P0 n/ _1 g  ~# v* X5 [) s　　A. To introduce new products and expertise.
　　B. To improve efficiency in financial intermediation.
: @9 u) p3 ?4 r. Z　　C. To introduce more foreign capital into China.
* h  V/ ~6 _* [* ~　　D. Both A and B